Evaluation of the Transmission Range of Videoinformation of Various Quality when Monitoring Emergency Situations from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

   The purpose of research The aim of the study is to estimate the maximum transmission range of video information of various quality from an unmanned aerial vehicle to predict its capabilities when monitoring an emergency situation.

   Methods. Research methods are based on the concepts of the theory of radio electronics, the theory of diagnostics and prognostics of the technical condition of unmanned aerial vehicles. The methods of multicriteria analysis, parametric and structural synthesis were used. The principles of transmitting video information from unmanned aerial vehicles used to monitor emergency situations are analyzed. A critical assessment of the maximum transmission range of video information from unmanned aerial vehicles during emergency monitoring has been made.

   Results. Graphs of the dependence of the energy reserve in the radio communication line between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the ground control system have been obtained, allowing to estimate the maximum values of the transmission range of video information of various quality in the 2.4 and 5.8 GHz bands when monitoring emergencies. The maximum line-of-sight range between the UAV and the UAV slightly depends on the lifting height of the antenna of the mobile UAV and at the lifting height of the UAV from 100 to 500 m is from 40 to 85 km. The maximum range of HD quality video transmission with the FM-4 UAV using Turbo 7/8 turbocoding in the 2.4 and 5.8 GHz bands is 3 and 7 km, respectively, and when transmitting FHD quality video information with the CAM-16 UAV using Turbo 7/8 turbocoding in the 2.4 and 5.8 GHz bands is 1.4 and 3.3 km.

   Conclusion. The development of a method for determining the maximum transmission distance of video and command-telemetry information allows for a more accurate assessment of the energy reserve in the radio communication line with an unmanned aerial vehicle. Unmanned aerial vehicles for direction finding and detection of rescue beacons of victims during search and rescue operations should be considered as promising areas of research in the field of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in emergency situations.

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